"Working old-old": Psychological well-being, cognitive abilities and physical health of employed and self-employed Europeans aged 75+
"Working old-old": Psychological well-being, cognitive abilities and physical health of employed and self-employed Europeans aged 75+
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DOI：
10.3233/wor-213518
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Augner, Christoph
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作者：
Augner, Christoph
背景：最近的研究涉及老年人就业/自营职业对身心健康的影响。然而，在这项研究中，75岁及以上的“老年人”这一新兴群体几乎是缺失的。结论：本研究旨在分析欧洲75岁及以上的就业/自雇和退休人员（“老年人”）的心理健康、认知能力和身体健康状况。我们的最终样本包括N= 9，884，57.69%为女性。就业或自营职业（与退休相比）的比例为男性30.20%，女性28.88%。结果：在职/自雇“老年期”的心理健康、认知能力和身体健康状况均显著优于退休“老年期”。各组的年龄没有差异。进一步的分析表明，身体健康（即慢性疾病，消极的自我感知健康，缺乏体力活动和ADL的限制数量）和就业/自营职业status.CONCLUSIONS：在老龄化的连续性理论的背景下，未来的研究必须集中在不断增长的“老老”仍然工作的群体之间的密切联系。
BACKGROUND: Recent research deals with the effects of employment/self-employment of elderly on mental and physical health. However, the rising group of "old-old", aged 75 and above, is almost missing in this research.OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze psychological well-being, cognitive abilities and physical health of employed/self-employed and retired Europeans aged 75 and above ("old-old").METHODS: We used data recently collected by Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Our final sample consisted of N= 9,884, 57.69% were female. Employed or self-employed (vs. retired) rate was 30.20% for male and 28.88% for female. Mean age of the sample was 81.07 (SD = 4.90).RESULTS: Employed/self-employed "old-old" showed significant better psychological well-being, cognitive abilities and physical health than their retired counterparts. Age of the groups did not differ. Further analysis indicated the close connection between physical health (i.e. chronic diseases, negative self-perceived health, physical inactivity and ADL number of limitations) and employment/self-employment status.CONCLUSIONS: Against the background of continuity theory of ageing future research has to focus on the growing group of "old-old" still working.